Where does “kapster” come from?

kapster (Dutch) comes from Dutch ster, from French étoile, from Middle French estoile, from Old French estoile, from Latin stēla, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

kapster (Dutch): a female hairdresser female professional for haircut and hairstyling

Definitions

  1. a female hairdresser female professional for haircut and hairstyling

Ancestry of “kapster”, step by step

kapster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsterstar; any luminous astronomical or meteorological...
2Frenchétoilestar; mullet; a white mark on the forehead of a...
3Middle Frenchestoilestar
4Old Frenchestoilestar
5Latinstēlacolumn, pillar
6Latinstēllaa star; a constellation
7Proto-Italicstērolāstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Dutch kappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkappento cut hair and model it; to chop, as with an...
2Middle Dutchcappento chop, to cleave
3Old Dutch*kappon
4Proto-West Germanic*kappōnto chop, cut off

Words derived from “kapster

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-